7D-011-005 Streamlined Railcar W8W BR Lined Carmine & Cream Diesel Locomotive option-set-159 25x 914mm (36in) length

25x 914mm (36in) length

Technical Specification: Length: 160mm Width: 105mm

200 of which carried departmental TOPS codes

Technical Specification: Length: 281mm Width: 87mm

8 in3 (176 cm3)

7D-011-005 Streamlined Railcar W8W BR Lined Carmine & Cream Diesel Locomotive option-set-159 25x 914mm (36in) lengthThe first diesel railcar was introduced by the GWR in 1933. The innovation was to prove extremely successful and they continued in operation well into the 1960s when their use was eclipsed by the introduction of the BR first generation DMUs. The railcars art deco air smoothed styling has lead to their nickname of Flying Banana although later variants were produced to a more angular style. In all 38 GWR diesel railcars were produced from 1933 to 1942